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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Insights into New Orleans Flood

The devastation in New Orleans, LA has caught many people by surprise. For decades, New Orleans residents, elected officials, mimes, and musicians have suspected that such a storm as Katrina would cause utter destruction to the New Orleans metropolitan area.

For some up-to-date accounts to the rescue and recovery effort, click here.

To better understand how natural disasters result in collective trauma, and how communities and individuals deal with such circumstances, click here.